As Chris Hemsworth meets TV WEEK on the red carpet at the premiere for his latest film Spiderhead, we’re greeted with a grin.
“TV WEEK, great to see you! The Logies!” he exclaims, five days out from the Australian entertainment industry’s night of nights.
While Chris jokes that he “wasn’t invited” to the ceremony, it’s clear his fondness for the Aussie event hasn’t left.
Chris Hemsworth chatted with TV WEEK on the red carpet at the premiere for his latest film Spiderhead.
(Image: Getty)And after promising that a personalised invite will land in his inbox, we’re crossing our fingers and toes that Chris, who took home the TV WEEK Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent in 2005, will make an appearance at the 2022 Logies on June 19.
In his latest film Spiderhead, Chris stars alongside Miles Teller and Journee Smollett playing a brilliant visionary running a state-of-the-art penitentiary.
It’s there that he carries out experiments on incarcerated volunteers, testing a device which administers mind-altering drugs, in exchange for commuted sentences.
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Chris took home the TV WEEK Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent in 2005.
(Image: Getty)But when Steve’s experiments start to push the boundaries of free will, things take an ethically questionable turn.
The Avengers star says he was immediately fascinated by the premise, and the chance to do something entirely different.
“Each time I jump onto a project it’s about doing something that piques my interest in a different way. Initially it was about being employed and taking what you can get and now thankfully, I have a bit more freedom,” Chris, 38, tells TV WEEK.
“I loved the character. There’s an unpredictable quality about him. He’s highly driven, very intellectual, intelligent, motivated but coupled with a huge ego and a lack of social etiquette and even empathy to an extent which makes for a very fun, wild character.”
Based on a 10-page short story by George Saunders, Chris says the psychological thriller is bound to get audiences thinking.
“I love the conversation of free will that Spiderhead raises. Are we better left to our own devices or should someone else outside source intervene and save us from ourselves?” he questions.
Although he was transfixed by the story, he almost skipped the project altogether. With filming in the middle of COVID lockdown, the father of three had a very limited schedule.
In Spiderhead, Chris stars plays a brilliant visionary running a state-of-the-art penitentiary.
(Image: Netflix)“Look, initially I turned it down due to the schedule that I thought I had. Traditionally, it probably would have been a two to three month process to shoot a film like this,” Chris admits.
“I’m thankful for the director Joseph Kosinski, the production crew and the entire production crew in Queensland that built these sets on a dime and made it possible.
“Then, off we went and we shot it in three of four weeks. It was the most compressed schedule I’ve ever had but it was exciting and a new experience.”
